CodeFund

Discontinued

Last updated 2026-03-15 · Update this page

Historical record. This platform is discontinued and should not be treated as an active option.

CodeFund was an ethical advertising network for open source projects and developer-focused sites that wanted revenue without invasive ad-tech practices. The network shut down in 2020, but it remains historically important as one of the clearest examples of ad-supported OSS funding.

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Goal: Revenue. Model: Advertising. Status: Historical.

Should you use this?

Best for: Projects, docs, or publications with meaningful technical audience reach.
Not ideal for: Low-traffic projects or communities that do not want sponsor/ad inventory.
Why choose it: CodeFund was an ethical advertising network that shared revenue with open source projects and developer-focused websites.
Watch out for: Ad income can be fragile and usually needs scale.
Setup effort: Review setup requirements
Fees: Publishers were paid from advertiser spend; archived materials do not present a standard publisher-side fee.
Last verified: 2026-03-15
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Goal Revenue

Model Advertising

Tags

OSS-specific

Verification	Unverified
Organization	Corporation
Open source status	Unknown
Platform technology	Advertising platform
Monetization model	Ethical advertising
Payment methods	Stripe, Paypal, Ethereum, Transferwise
Platform fees	Publishers were paid from advertiser spend; archived materials do not present a standard publisher-side fee.
User activity	Archived public materials described more than 39 ad campaigns and funding for more than 1,000 open source projects across the broader Code Sponsor and CodeFund history.